Is London's secret railway about to get back on track?Telegraph.co.ukThis subterranean railway is a forgotten relic, opened in 1927 to feed the Royal Mail trains that once criss-crossed the country, immortalised in WH Auden's poem “Night Mail”. After 76 years of service, it fell out of favour and was mothballed …
Read More »Bill ends subsidies, cuts food stamps
A group of bipartisan lawmakers on Monday agreed to a deal on a farm bill that would end direct subsidies to farms in favor of crop insurance. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps, farm subsidies to be trimmed – Washington Times
Food stamps, farm subsidies to be trimmedWashington TimesHouse and Senate negotiators said Monday they've finally reached an agreement on the long-delayed farm bill, signing a deal that would save $8 billion in the food stamp program and cut $19 billion from farm subsidies — though it preserves both programs. More: …
Read More »Gray wants post office named after Rednour – The Southern
Gray wants post office named after RednourThe SouthernDU QUOIN — If retired U.S. Congressman Ken Gray can still pull a few strings, the Du Quoin Post Office will bear the name of the city's longtime mayor. Gray sent a letter Jan. 1 to U.S. Rep. William Enyart, D-Belleville, to propose …
Read More »Farm bill deal to cut food stamps by one percent
A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a fight of more than two years that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. More: continued here
Read More »Farm bill deal would cut food stamps, end direct subsidies to farms – fox4kc.com
Farm bill deal would cut food stamps, end direct subsidies to farmsfox4kc.comThe changes to food stamps would trim $8 billion from the program over the next 10 years, according to congressional aides. That's less than the $39 billion that Republicans had wanted to cut from the program, but double what …
Read More »Locust Gap Post Office temporarily closed – News Item
Locust Gap Post Office temporarily closedNews ItemLOCUST GAP – Postal officials announced Monday the Locust Gap Post Office will be temporarily closed because of a weather-related emergency. It's believed water pipes in the building froze and may have burst, damaging the post office. Until the … More: continued here
Read More »Benefits Street vs UK Royal Family: Who are the Real Scroungers?
However shouldn't our anger and attention be drawn towards the ultimate scroungers – the Royal Family? Wealth-X estimated that Queen Elizabeth II has around £362m in cash and a variety of assets, with £78m of that coming from Royal Mail stamps, plus her car, wine, art, and medal collections alone. …
Read More »The new face of food stamps – Houston Chronicle
The new face of food stampsHouston ChronicleWASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps— a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is due to …
Read More »Gray wants post office named after Rednour
DU QUOIN — If retired U.S. Congressman Ken Gray can still pull a few strings, the Du Quoin Post Office will bear the name of the city’s longtime mayor. More: continued here
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